Last day!

Sunday was the saddest day I had on this trip. It was our last day on this trip. I woke up around 10 because Rob and I still had to work out some of the travel issues for tomorrow/tonight. We went to the train station and see how much it would cost for a train. We had to pay 20 Euro for 20 hours night train or 200 Euro for an 11 hour fast train. We didn’t like those options so we went to the airport to see how it would cost to fly. Flights were originally 240 Euro for 4 and half hours but they charged 200 in fees. We ruled that one out too. So we decided to rent a car for 250 each! We figured this would give a better view of places we would normally never see. Once we had an idea and got a reservation for a car we went back and got some lunch. We just had something really quick because it was already really late and we wanted to have fun our last day here. With that in mind we went back and did homework… After that we had our global marketing meeting to discuss the books. We had to have our meeting while Italy was playing in the world cup. (Europe is awesome like that). There was a crazy Italian screaming his head off, it was hysterical. After that we went to go and have our last dinner together. We decided to walk so we could enjoy the view of the sea. Took us an hour but it was worth the extra time. How do I describe the dinner… Amazing! We had so much food it was so crazy. We ate right on the beach and we had perfect weather and a perfect view. There wasn’t anybody really at the restaurant, it was just us. I got salmon and pasta. It was really good. After dinner we had a little meeting and reflection time about our trip. I didn’t want it to end. We became so close during this trip that I wanted it to keep going. After our meeting we hung out on the beach for a while and then we started the walk back home. We took the bus back and it almost felt unreal about how fast it went and how much we saw on this trip. When we got back to our hotel (which they rent by the hour) we stayed up and did some more homework. Then we said our goodbyes. I already miss everyone!
The next morning was insane! We left for the airport at 8 and got our car around 10 ish. We left pretty much without a plan and a map on our computer (which wasn’t the best way of doing it). It took about 30 hours to travel 889 kilometers (roughly 600 miles or so). We paid so much in tolls it was ridiculous. Not only that but our car broke down because we put gasoline in it instead of diesel. Needless to say we had to tow our car… We were stranded in the middle of nowhere in Germany (11:30 at night). After that we got stayed in a hotel and left for Frankfurt at 9:30 ish. A man named Smaili (“smiley”) helped us get a hotel and everything. He was a big help. We got in Heidelberg around 6 just in time for some great cooking from Herr Luft and Yvonne! I missed Heidelberg a lot. And now we are here in Heidelberg, our journey coming to a close. We did see Germany play in the World Cup over here and the streets were crowded and noisy after Germany won the game and advance to the next round. I love this place!